The University of Colorado men’s golf team has received some very promising news as the player who sits at No. 125 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings will return to the squad after a one-year hiatus.
Yannik Paul (pictured), a German who had left CU and considered turning pro, will be a Buff again starting in the fall, the university announced on Tuesday. Paul and his twin brother, Jeremy, will pack quite a 1-2 punch as Jeremy is No. 116 in the World Amateur Rankings and in 2015-16 set a CU single-season record for stroke average (70.66). Jeremy was a Golf Coaches Association of America honorable-mention All-American.
“We are excited to have Yannik come back this fall,” CU coach Roy Edwards said in Tuesday’s release. “He is a great young man and he adds a special dimension to our team.”
Both of the Paul twins will be competing as amateurs this week in a European Tour event in their home country, the BMW International Open, which runs Thursday through Sunday (June 23-26). Among the others in the field is Sergio Garcia.
(Updated June 26: Jeremy Paul made the cut and finished 56th at the BMW International Open, going 72-70-74-74 for a 2-over-par 290 total, while Yannik Paul missed the cut, shooting 73-78).
